What is McTimoney Chiropractic?

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McTimoney chiropractic is a distinctive style of chiropractic that uses light, fast movements to adjust the bones of the body to maintain the correct alignment of the spine and to ensure that the body’s nerve supply works efficiently. Through these subtle adjustments, chiropractic treatment can relieve pain and discomfort, increase mobility and provide a route to better health.

Can McTimoney help you?

The gentle nature of the McTimoney method makes it especially suitable for people of all ages including young children, pregnant women and the elderly. The following conditions often benefit from treatment:
· Back, neck and shoulder pain
· Pain, discomfort and stiffness in joints and bones
· Migraine and tension headaches
· Muscular aches and pains
· Sciatica
· Whiplash injury
· Work and sports injuries

How is McTimoney different?

Rather than relying on a few ‘big’ moves, the McTimoney method aims to address the whole body and achieve its effects by an accumulation of many small adjustments. The McTimoney Chiropractor aims to check and, if necessary, adjust every joint in the skeleton at every visit. There is no twisting of the body into uncomfortable positions and no ‘gapping' of the joints. People are often surprised to find an effective treatment that is so relaxing and enjoyable.

Is this just a ‘gentle treatment for gentle folk’?

Despite its gentle approach, McTimoney can be effective for all sorts of problems. Builders, labourers and others engaged in heavy manual work have benefited from the treatment; along with rugby players and others involved in arduous sports.

Like other UK chiropractors, McTimoney chiropractors are supervised by the General Chiropractic Council (GCC), the statutory body responsible for regulating the UK chiropractic profession.